A look at the headlines right now:
- There is an overall sense of shrinking liberty in India, says report on World Press Freedom Day: There were 54 attacks on journalists, three cases of TV news channels being banned, 45 internet shutdowns, and as many sedition cases in the past 16 months.
- At least eight dead as suicide bombing targets Nato convoy near US embassy in Kabul: Afghan officials said that at least 25 people were injured in the incident that took place near Massoud Square.
- CBI arrests income tax commissioner and five others in an alleged bribery case: BB Rajendra Prasad reportedly took Rs 1.5 crore to pass a favourable order in a case related to Balaji Trust in Mumbai.
- Kumar Vishwas made Rajasthan chief while Amanatullah Khan is suspended from party: Vishwas had insisted that stern action be taken against the Okhla MLA who had accused him of trying to overthrow the party chief.
- MEA summons Pakistan envoy over mutilation of Indian soldiers along the LoC: The foreign secretary conveyed India’s outrage at the killings, a statement said.
- Dubai starts visa-on-arrival facility for Indians who have a US visa or a green card: The visa-on-arrival will be valid for a period of 14 days.
- Apple registers record revenue growth in quarter that ended in March: CEO Tim Cook attributed it to the ‘very large, young, and tech-savvy population, fast-growing economy, and improving 4G network’.
- Delhi HC orders Rs 55-lakh compensation to IAF pilot injured in MiG-21 crash: While the Centre will pay Rs 5 lakh, the state-run aeronautics firm will have to shell out Rs 50 lakh to Wing Commander Sanjeet Singh Kaila within four weeks.
- Suspected Hindu Yuva Vahini workers lynch a Muslim man for helping a Hindu girl elope in Bulandshahr: Three people were arrested, Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj said.
- Suspected militants decamp with the rifles of policemen guarding a court complex in Shopian: No one was injured in the attack.
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